Frankie Sakai Movies

Late entry "Ekimae" feature, about the hunt for lost treasure.

The 10th "Ekimae" feature.

Saheji, a man-about-town, gets stuck at a high-class brothel when he can’t pay the bill. He makes the best of his situation by performing...

Set in the postwar turmoil, Akasaka no shimai paints a vivit portrait of the life of three sisters who struggle to live in Tokyo.

A Japanese family is torn apart by the tensions of an avoidable nuclear world war between the superpowers.

A young girl is rigorously trained in the feminine arts so that she can become a geisha. As she struggles through life, she learns to live not just...

In the 12th century, Buddhism was still a relatively new religion in Japan. At that time, one school (Shingon) offered extensive training in complex...

Crippled Kabuki player Tonbo is taken in by a strolling company of itinerant actors. An influential publisher notices his honest, bold art, and...

As his fashion company rides a wave of post-recession success, President Kurihara seeks to expand into women’s apparel through a deepening...

A journalist reporting on the 1997 Kobe earthquake recalls a boat trip he took as a boy after WWII to bury his brother's ashes, during which his...

Executives from a Japanese department store travel to Hawaii to acquire land for expansion but become entangled in romantic distractions and...

As Marukyū Department Store plans its Hawaii expansion, company executives become sidetracked by local pleasures and personal entanglements. By...